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You searched for: Date: 1950sPlace: [blank]Subject: Nature
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Black Capped Chickadee, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1959
Black Capped Chickadee, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Two life-sized chickadees on a driftwood base, one hanging upside down on branch, one standing on bottom left of base; both have pin head eyes, wire legs, painted details. Signed and dated "Gilley '59" on left side of base. Bottom of base covered with grey felt.
Pintail Drake
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1955
Pintail Drake
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Miniature; mounted on driftwood, upright posture, preening breast - only one in this position in this size; glass eyes, molded feet, aluminium wing tips and tail. Signed "Gilley" on right of base, marked "Addie Gilley on underside of base. Carved out of pine-head separate piece
Black-capped Chickadee Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1958
Black-capped Chickadee Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Two chickadees, near life size, on driftwood, both with glass eyes, metal legs and feet, carved and painted detail ; both upright, left chickadee has head down. Signed, dated on rear of base "Gilley '58".
Downy Woodpecker
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1950 c.
Downy Woodpecker
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Almost life size; male on driftwood "tree" attached to oblong sand-covered wooden base; glass eyes, wire feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on side of driftwood. Felt bottom.
Mallard Drake Box
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1950
Mallard Drake Box
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Six-board pine box, lap-joined and nailed, with clear acrylic finish ; rounded-edge lift cover, carved underneath to set in box cavity. Five-inch long mallard is screw-mounted lengthwise in the center of cover ; has two curled lead-strip tail-curls, glass eyes. Marked "Made for Hilda and Hulda Bragdon" on underside of box. Signed "Made by Wendell Gilley" and dated 1950 (in a circle).
Little Blue Herons
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1957 ?
Little Blue Herons
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Juvenile standing with wings raised on branch, adult standing on base ; signed "Gilley" on right rear corner of base ; no date
Ruffed Grouse
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1950 c.
Ruffed Grouse
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Miniature; adult male perched on yellow birch base, head erect, tail spread; glass eyes, metal feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on lower left of base.
Great Blue Heron, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1950 c.
Great Blue Heron, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Miniatures; two adults on driftwood base, left heron stands with neck erect, right heron bent over; both with glass eyes, wire legs, metal crest feathers, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on right front of base.
LaRita Tapley with Bobtail Kittens
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Cats
  • People
  • 1958-07-12
  • In Copyright
LaRita Tapley with Bobtail Kittens
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Blue-winged Teal, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1958
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Blue-winged Teal, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Photograph of a pair of blue-winged teal carved by Wendell Gilley. Marked "Sec. of Treas. Robert Anderson 1958" on reverse.
Cinnamon Teal, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1958
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Cinnamon Teal, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Photograph of a pair of cinnamon (?) teal carved by Wendell Gilley. Marked "Sam Rayburn" on reverse. "1958" written in blue ballpoint lower right corner.
Shark attack
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1955
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Shark attack
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo, 8" x 10", boat with patched hole caused by shark attack (see items 400-406)
Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature, Animals
  • 1955
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter, from Henry B. Bigelow, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge MA, 1 Sep 1955, to John L. Saltonstall, asking for sample teeth from shark that attacked boat (see items 400-406)
Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • 1955
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter, from Henry B. Bigelow, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge MA, 6 Sep 1955, to John L. Saltonstall, identifying man-eating shark that attacked boat
John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • 1955
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Newspaper clipping, Boston Globe, 5 Aug 1955, "John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark", with photo of John Saltonstall, also with envelope that held the clippings
Ring-necked pheasant
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1954
Ring-necked pheasant
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley" on front right of driftwood base
Canada Goose
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1959
Canada Goose
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley" on left front of driftwood base
Woodcock
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1956
Woodcock
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley" on front right of carved oblong base
Canada Goose
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1956
Canada Goose
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley '56" on left side of driftwood base
Canada Goose
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1956
Canada Goose
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley '56" on side of base
Bald Eagle with Fish
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1959
Bald Eagle with Fish
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley '59" on driftwood base.
Laughing Gull
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1959
Laughing Gull
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley, '59" on driftwood base. Hook for hanging on back.
Spotted sandpiper
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1950 c
Spotted sandpiper
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley" on bottom of driftwood base
Shotgun and birds
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Recreation, Hunting
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
Shotgun and birds
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Single bore shot gun and quail or partridge.
The Great Star Chant
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature
  • Other
  • People
  • Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • 1956
The Great Star Chant
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
The Myth and Prayers of the Great Star Chant and the Myth of the Coyote Chant. Recorded by Mary C. Wheelwright. With 22 serigraph color plates by Louie Ewing after sand paintings recorded by Franc J. Newcomb and others. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. IV.